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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great start, then slows down a bit. Interesting characters. I will be reading the second book as well.
This book seemed right up my alley. It had sci-fi, women's empowerment, and some alternate history. The premise is interesting enough. A meteor hits Earth launching the space race ahead so colonies can be established before climate change. I, however, often felt annoyed or bored with the book. The cringe and out-of-place sex scenes dragged down the book, and the pacing felt off. This isn't a quick read; it took me three weeks of my library loan to finish it. The weird taking medication for your anxiety makes you weak messaging threw me off (even though I knew that was the sentiment of the time.) It's not a bad book. It just could be so much more, and I was disappointed as I had been trying to read it for the past couple of months and was looking forward to it. If you have the time, it's a nice read, but it didn't hook me into the series or the universe enough.
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An engaging read that sets up an alternative history with an apocalyptic event and examines sexism and racism in the workplace. It's a lot to fit in, but Mary Robinette Kowal tells an engaging story. I'm looking forward to the second book already.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Like reading a historical novel even if it was alternate history, well written and engaging.
A retelling of space history similar to the Hidden Figures. In the 1950’s a meteorite wipes out Washington D.C. killing millions on the eastern coast of the U.S. and to save the human species the US begins a space program. The book follows Elma York a WWII Wasp Pilot and a brilliant mathematician as she tries to overcome bias and become an astronaut.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So this was a book where I was way more into the conceit and story than the characters, which is unusual for me.
It speaks to how compelling the story is that I kept reading all the way through, even though I found the main character very annoying (is this intentional? I'd love to know!)
I'm going to give the second story a go
It speaks to how compelling the story is that I kept reading all the way through, even though I found the main character very annoying (is this intentional? I'd love to know!)
I'm going to give the second story a go